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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN A. STEWART, -OF HOPKINS, MISSOURI.

HARNESS-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,799, dated July 11, 1882.v

Application filed May 16, 18S-2. (No model.)

To all whom it mayv concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. STEWART, a citizen of the 'United States, residing at Hopkins, in the county of Nodaway and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Tools 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeinghad totheannexeddrawings,making a part ot' this specification, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention, showing a horse-collar held in position between thejaws; and Fig.2 is a vertical section thereof.

The present invention has relation to certain new and uset'ul improvements in that class of harness-tools known to the trade as saddlers horse, consisting of one stationary and one movable or pivoted jawsecured to a standard or support. Previous to my invention both these jaws were usually formed Yof a solid piece ot' wood, bentor otherwise formed ot' the required shape.

lt is the object of the invention to .have one of the jaws in the form of a skeleton frame,

or, in other words, an open jaw, therebyadapting the tool to a greater variety of work, and, especially when sewing or stitching horse-eollars, to enable the collar to be placed between the jaws through the open or skeleton frame; also, to adapt the tool for use by carriage-trimmers and shoemakers as well as saddlers and harness makers, thereby enabling a greater amount and variety of work to be done with more ease and rapidity. These objects I attain by the construction substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable standard, ot' the form and construc- 'tion usually employed in saddlers horses, only a portion of it being shown, sufficient to illus` trate my invention. Y f

To the standardA is adjustablysecured thel plate or base B, which may be of wood, metal, or other suitable material with elongated openings a, through which pass bolts or screws for fastening the plate or base to the standard, thereby enabling the plate or base to turn either to the right or left to bring the tool in a Y convenient position for use.

To the base or plate B is mortised or otherwise suitably fastened the stationary jaw C, preferably of wood, and of the usual forni.

V As I do not desire to confine myself to the material from which the plate or base B and the jaw C are made, or the manner of securing them together. It is preferable, when the plate 'or base is of metal, to have it much thinner than when composed of wood and cast with overhanging lips, lugs, or shoulders, between which the jaw is adapted to titand be securely held stationary.

To the plate or base B is pivoted, hinged, or otherwise suitably connected the metal jaw D, in the form oi' a skeleton or open frame, so

that a horse-collar or other article may be in-V serted through it to bring it in position be` tween the jaws, as shown in Fig. 1, thereby bringing it in a more convenient position to be handled.-

The upper inner end of the openjaw D is cast with side plates, b, or otherwise suitably constructed to receivey and hold the wood facing c, so as to prevent the dulling or breaking ot' the workmans awl. The wood facingmay be made to slide in place, so that it can be readily removed, when desired, for replacing it by substitut-ing a new piece when the old one has become worn.

The jaw D has pivoted to it a stirrup, E, which passes around the jaw C, and has connected to it one end of a strap, d, the other end being secured to a foot treadle or lever, the jaw being operated by the means usually employed in this class of harness tools, a spring, e, forcing' the jaw outward when pressvure upon the strap d is released.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. `In a harness-tool, the combination, with a stationary jaw secured to a suitable plate or base,4 of an open or skeleton framed movable jaw adapted to receive and hold the work, substantially as shown and described.

2. The plate or base B, adjustably connected to the standard A, and having the stationary jaw O, in combination with the movable open-framed jaw D, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses. JOHN A. STEWART.

Witnesses:

AL. S. BENDER, JOHN S. ALLDRTDGE.

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